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Old 01-06-2008, 18:42 PM   #7 (permalink)
glyn
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Originally Posted by HistoricalDavid View Post
One word of warning, though:

The word 'nuclear' obviously comes up every three microseconds, and the narrator pronounces it... 'nucular'. 'Twas like a sandpaper to my ears. And it wasn't GWBush narrating but a fairly common female narrator on Britain's programmes.
You are right. It grated, and spoiled an otherwise pleasant speaking voice. Unfortunately far too many people on TV and radio seem to get the simple word wrong!
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